40 minutes | Thursday, 20 October 2022
Tony Walsh
Chief Executive & Founder
Feed Our Homeless Charity Dublin
• People looking for emergency homeless accommodation in Dublin have been sent to the likes of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow because there were no beds available.
Louise Reynolds
Dietician with the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI)
• World Osteoporosis Day, only half Irish 18-25 years olds aware of lifestyle risk factors for Osteoporosis
John Joe O’ Connell
GRA Representative, Kildare Region
• Some Gardaí are quitting the force early due to burnout and stress, 400 officers have resigned prematurely in less than five years
• Kildare stats 1 Garda per 560 people
Brendan Lennon
Head Of Advocacy
Chime, National Charity for Deafness & Hearing Loss
• Around 20,000 adults and children are on the HSE's audiology waiting lists, double what they were in 2014.